Required prerequisite knowledge

High school certificate, one year of higher education, English proficiency.

Recommended prerequisite knowledge

High school program.

Relevance within study programme

Optional course in Business Administration. Single courses. Online study programme.

Introduction

Every manager must first of all understand his tasks, functions, and tools that he/she can use to manage people and processes in the organization. This requires knowledge of the organization and management theory, which he/she could apply in practice.

Learning outcomes descriptors

After completing the course, the student has the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

Students

• have knowledge of key organizational and management theories and historical development.
• have knowledge of organizations and their environment, stakeholders, and external factors.
• have knowledge of the forms of collaboration in organizations, mergers and acquisitions.
• have knowledge of the basics of individual and teams in organizations, motivation theory, and attitude.
• have knowledge of key ethical challenges in management and organization and how to develop sustainable management, incl. knowledge of Hauge's management thinking and practice.
• have knowledge of the role and functions of manager in connection with the theory of leadership in organizations
• have knowledge of the decision-making and business processes in organizations.
• have knowledge of the organizational culture, organizational structure and design.
• know what organizational development is and how to assess the effectiveness and success of organizations.

Skills

Students

• can apply in practice key organizational and management theories.
• can determine what stakeholders the organization has and what external factors can affect the organization.
• can choose the most appropriate form of cooperation, merger or acquisition for the organization.
• can handle central interpersonal processes, such as: cooperation, communication, and social awareness.
• can reflect and learn from activities participated in, which aim to develop interpersonal skills.
• are able to identify challenges related to the interaction between individual and group in an organizational context, and the ability to present these to others in an analytical and reflective way.
• can write about, summarize in writing and orally and present orally central organizational and management topics in a good and academically correct manner.
• can select appropriate organizational culture, organizational structure and design for organizations.
• can assess the effectiveness and success of organizations and their business processes.

General competence

Students

• are able to apply the knowledge and skills to take part in the development of a wide range of organizations.
• can demonstrate analytical abilities and have a professional breadth that makes the candidate well equipped to meet challenges in working life and have a good basis for admission to master's studies at home and abroad.
• can integrate reality, values and professional ethical reflection.

Content

• The genesis and evolution of organization and management thoughts
• Organizations and their environment. Stakeholders. External factors
• Collaboration. Mergers and Acquisitions
• Individual and teams. Motivation. Attitude
• Management and Ethics. Manager. Leadership. Ethics
• Decision-making in organizations
• Managing organizational processes. Business processes
• Organizational structure and design
• Organizational culture
• Organizational development. Effectiveness and success of organization

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, presentations, seminars, group work, dialogue in plenary and self-study. The teaching will be based on key challenges/problems in the subject area (problem-based teaching) and cases. The language of instruction is Ukrainian.

Scope

280 hours.

Coursework requirements

The following coursework requirements must be approved before the students can present themselves for the final assessment:

• Making an individual 15 minute oral presentation on one of the theoretical points of the course
• Preparing a written case of 5-10 pages on one of the practical points of the course

Grading, coursework requirements

Approved/disapproved

Final assessment

Oral examination 30 minutes, 48 hours preparation time.

Grading, examination

The oral exam is assessed with graded scores A to E for pass and F for fail.

Permitted aids under examination

All

Assessment language

Ukrainian

Course evaluation

The course is evaluated according to the quality system for NLA University College.

Available as Single Course

Yes

Digital reading list

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